Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

“…a comprehensive resource for PC enthusiasts and professionals alike. Packed with the latest speeds and feeds, you’ll want to keep this book on-hand as an authoritative technology reference.”

–Chris Angelini, Managing Editor, Tom’s Hardware

For 20 years, Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the world’s #1 guide to PC hardware: the single source for reliable information on troubleshooting and fixing problems, adding hardware, optimizing performance, and building new PCs. Now, better than ever, this 20th Edition offers beefed-up coverage of the newest hardware innovations and maintenance techniques, plus more than 90 minutes of new DVD video.

Mueller has taught thousands of professionals in person and millions more through his books and videos–nobody knows more about keeping PCs running perfectly. Whether you’re a professional technician, a small business owner trying to save money, or a home PC enthusiast, this is the only PC hardware book you need!

NEW IN THIS EDITION

The newest processors, including Intel’s 2nd generation Core i3, i5, i7 plus the Atom, and AMD’s new VISION series CPUs

Updated coverage of building PCs from scratch–from choosing and assembling hardware through BIOS setup and troubleshooting

ON THE DVD

Get more than 90 minutes of up-to-the minute, studio quality how-to videos–all playable on your DVD player or computer! In this edition, Scott Mueller offers true insider information about several of the key components in a PC, including hard disk drives, power supplies, motherboards, and more.

You will see hard drives completely dissected–even see an open hard drive in operation–so you can observe exactly what happens under the covers. One of the most common causes of failure in modern motherboards, power supplies, and many other PC components are bad capacitors–otherwise known as the capacitor plague. Mueller will show several real-world examples of this “disease,” so you can easily identify and perhaps even repair the problem. Finally, because external hard drives are now commonly used for supplementary storage and backups, you’ll find a complete discussion of several alternatives on the market. This includes tips and tricks for building or assembling your own flexible, high performance and highly reliable external storage drives, with several examples shown. This DVD also contains the complete 19th edition of this book in printable form, plus extensive technical reference material, a comprehensive glossary, and more!

Synopsis:

For more than 20 years, Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the definitive guide to the inner workings of the latest PCs: with nearly 2,500,000 copies sold, it's the best-selling hardware guide ever. Professional technicians and PC enthusiasts alike rely on Mueller for accurate, up-to-date, and clear information for troubleshooting problems, improving system performance, and making the most of today's best new hardware. The brand-new 20th edition of Upgrading and Repairing PCsis better than ever. Mueller's beefed up coverage of the latest hardware innovations and repair techniques, and presents 90 minutes of DVD video - including insider information about several of the key components in a PC, including hard disk drives, power supplies, motherboards, and more! As always, Mueller presents comprehensive, trustworthy coverage of every PC component: processors, motherboards, buses, BIOS, memory, disk storage, video, audio, I/O, input devices, networking, power supplies, and more. He also presents authoritative coverage of overclocking, cooling, PC diagnostics, testing, and maintenance.

About the Author

Scott Mueller is the president of Mueller Technical Research (MTR), an international research and corporate training firm. Since 1982, MTR has produced the industry’s most in-depth, accurate, and effective seminars, books, articles, videos, and FAQs covering PC hardware and data recovery. MTR maintains a client list that includes Fortune 500 companies, the U.S. and foreign governments, major software and hardware corporations, as well as PC enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Scott’s seminars have been presented to several thousands of PC support professionals throughout the world.

Scott personally teaches seminars nationwide covering all aspects of PC hardware (including troubleshooting, maintenance, repair, and upgrade), A+ Certification, and data recovery/forensics. He has a knack for making technical topics not only understandable, but entertaining; his classes are never boring! If you have 10 or more people to train, Scott can design and present a custom seminar for your organization.

Although he has taught classes virtually nonstop since 1982, Scott is best known as the author of the longest-running, most popular, and most comprehensive PC hardware book in the world, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, which has become the core of an entire series of books, including Upgrading and Repairing PCs, Upgrading and Repairing Laptops, and Upgrading and Repairing Windows.

Scott’s premiere work, Upgrading and Repairing PCs, has sold well over two million copies, making it by far the most popular and longest-running PC hardware book on the market today. Scott has been featured in Forbes magazine and has written several articles for PC World magazine, Maximum PC magazine, the Scott Mueller Forum, various computer and automotive newsletters, and the Upgrading and Repairing PCs website.

"Synopsis"
by Pearson,
For more than 20 years, Scott Mueller's Upgrading and Repairing PCs has been the definitive guide to the inner workings of the latest PCs: with nearly 2,500,000 copies sold, it's the best-selling hardware guide ever. Professional technicians and PC enthusiasts alike rely on Mueller for accurate, up-to-date, and clear information for troubleshooting problems, improving system performance, and making the most of today's best new hardware. The brand-new 20th edition of Upgrading and Repairing PCsis better than ever. Mueller's beefed up coverage of the latest hardware innovations and repair techniques, and presents 90 minutes of DVD video - including insider information about several of the key components in a PC, including hard disk drives, power supplies, motherboards, and more! As always, Mueller presents comprehensive, trustworthy coverage of every PC component: processors, motherboards, buses, BIOS, memory, disk storage, video, audio, I/O, input devices, networking, power supplies, and more. He also presents authoritative coverage of overclocking, cooling, PC diagnostics, testing, and maintenance.

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